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Thursday, March 6, 2025 Volume 153, No. 10 - Princeton, MO 64673
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Tigers return to state tournament
TERRI KELLY/Special to the Post-Telegraph
For the first time since 1998, the Princeton girls basketball program will play in the state tournament. The Tigers used a 14-3 rally over the final 90 seconds to defeat Green City 58-55 to win the Class 1, District 11 championship on Saturday afternoon in Galt. Princeton hosted Brunswick on Tuesday night in the sectional round of the Missouri Class 1 Girls Basketball State Tournament. Details about the district title game appear on Page 8. Team members, from left: FRONT - Randa Shahan, Macey Lewis, Addilyn Henke and Hanna Allnutt; BACK - assistant coach Payton Goodin, Mikaylee Henke, Audrey Kelly, Gracie Mitchell, Evan Boxley and head coach Mike Schmidli.
Softball players receive Academic All-State honors Three squads also recognized as Academic All-State teams in Class 1 PRESTON COLE Princeton Post-Telegraph
FESTUS, Mo. Twenty-one young ladies from three area teams have named to the Missouri Class 1 Fall Academic AllState softball team that was announced recently by the Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association (MHSFCA). In addition, all three teams earned recognization as Academic All-State teams for their classroom performance. • Princeton had five players receive the Academic All-State honor - Addilyn Henke, Jolena Gibson, Madalyn Tipton, Evan Boxley and Mikaylee Henke. Princeton’s entire roster had a grade point average (GPA) of 3.626 on a 4.0 scale to earn Academic All-State team recognization.
• Mercer had 10 players chosen to the statewide list of classroom stars - Makenzie Hagan, Kylie Cowles, Danica Hobbs, Linda Barton, Riley Stark, Sari Rogers, Kali Rogers, Kennedy Vincent, Payton Davis and Kylie Holt. Mercer received its Academic AllState team honor with a 3.740 GPA. • East Harrison had six players named Academic All-State - Jayleigh Arndt, Karlee Crouse, Bree Vaughn, Lainey Thompson and Aspen Zerbe from Cainsville, and Shayla Vandiver from Ridgeway. East Harrison’s team GPA was 3.680.
COURTESY PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL
These Princeton student-athletes were named to the Class 1 Fall Academic All-State softball team. From left: Mikaylee Henke, Jolena Gibson, Mady Ti\ pton, Addilyn Henke and Evan Boxley.
Required qualifications
Individual players named to the Academic All-State team had to have posted an unweighted GPA of at least 3.7 on a 4.0 scale after the fall semester. See Academics, Page 6
Chamber donates to FCCLA food drive COURTESY MERCER HIGH SCHOOL
These Mercer student-athletes were named to the Class 1 Fall Academic All-State softball team. From left: FRONT - Linda Barton, Makenzie Hagan, Danica Hobbs, Kylie Cowles and Riley Stark; BACK - Kylie Holt, Kennedy Vincent, Payton Davis, Sari Rogers and Kali Rogers.
The Princeton Chamber of Commerce recently donated multiple boxes of shoes to the Princeton High School FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) chapter’s ongoing shoe drive. FCCLA advisor Dr. Tina Holt’s Foods class and FCCLA members helped unload the shoes. From left are senior members Jolena Gibson, Kelsey Goodin, Randa Shahan, Macey Lewis, Clay Evans, Cooper Boxley, TJ Stark and Daniel Hernandez. The FCCOURTESY PRINCETON FCCLA CLA shoe drive continues until April 1.
COURTESY CAINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, RIDGEWAY HIGH SCHOOL
Six East Harrison student-athletes were named to the Fall Class 1 Academic All-State softball team. ABOVE - Cainsville students Karlee Crouse (from left), Lainey Thompson, Aspen Zerbe, Bree Vaughn and Jayleigh Arndt. RIGHT - Ridgeway student Shayla Vandiver.
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